Public Utilities
Water
Watch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 74% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
24.7 (
-3.6),
9.9 (
-2.1),
17.6 (
-1.4),
and
32.2 (
-0.3)
respectively. This is a 1% change since the last report on
September 10, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)

Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

Current year to date:
24.94 inches [
43.41]

Monthly total to date:
0.0229 year
September average rainfall:
5.17

Median drought year average through
September: 25.23[
34.36]

Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -15.52[
-7.66]
(
September30)